Medium 6.5Published Apr 7, 2026

CVE-2026-32588Apache Cassandra: Authenticated DoS via ALTER ROLE Password Hashing

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 3:00 AM ET)

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Every CVE for Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra

Exploited in the last 30 days

Authenticated DoS over CQL in Apache Cassandra 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 allows authenticated user to raise query latencies via repeated password changes. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 5.0.7, which fixes this issue.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: apache
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Apr 9, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Cassandra apache_software_foundation:apache_cassandra (from the name)	from 4.0 through 4.0.19; from 4.1 through 4.1.10; from 5.0 through 5.0.6	CNA record
apache cassandra apache:cassandra	from 4.0.0 before 4.0.20; from 4.1.0 before 4.1.11; from 5.0.0 before 5.0.7	NVD

References

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/2tnwjdnss378glxrsmnlzz3k53ftphrc	vendor-advisory, mailing-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/9	mailing-list, third-party-advisory

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